Web Domains Could
Expand Broadly
Under New Plan

By

Ben Worthen

Updated June 26, 2008 12:01 am ET

The organization that oversees Internet addresses on Thursday approved a proposal to create an unlimited number of so-called top-level domains -- the familiar suffixes like ".com" at the end of Web addresses.

Under the plan, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will allow organizations to apply for any top-level domain. Businesses, for example, could use brand names such as ".ibm" or ".ebay" in their Web addresses. Cities could sign up for names like ".nyc" or ".berlin."...